A security expert wears burglar’s garb to emphasize how easily a phone-line alarm monitoring system can be disabled.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The recent rash of burglaries on Staten Island should have some homeowners reevaluating the reliability of their security systems, according to a local expert.
“Unfortunately, even the most seemingly secure home may be vulnerable to burglars, and even violent intruders if the latest safeguards are not in place,” Steve Coppola, president of Meiers Corners-based APB Security Systems.
For most homeowners, a top quality radio-transmission system is likely the best option, but such systems are often underutilized, said Coppola, whose company has been on the forefront of the security/fire alarm and monitoring industry since launching nearly 35 years ago.
“Too often, intruders cut telephone lines, disabling an alarm signal’s path to the central station,” he explained. “Assuming it had been armed prior to the breach, the alarm system still would work, but the central station wouldn’t receive the signal.”
In such cases, the siren, with a potential of being disabled by the intruder, rings only at the break-in site; and the central station, police, homeowner or business owner are not notified.
The solution, Coppola said, is the installation of a top-grade radio transmitter, such as an AES-IntelliNet.
“Cellular transmitters would be my second choice,” Coppola said. “But cellular transmitters unfortunately rely upon signal strength. Anyone who uses a cell phone on Staten Island knows signal strength varies throughout the borough, and that could compromise the ability of your signal to reach a central station.”
APB may be reached at 718-698-8244 and visited online at http://www.apbsecurity.com/.
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